Patents by Inventor Peter C. Niedfeldt

Peter C. Niedfeldt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automated multiple target detection and tracking system
    Patent number: 10339387
    Abstract: For automated detection and tracking of multiple targets, an apparatus, method, and program product are disclosed. The apparatus includes a camera that captures video data and a processor that compensates for camera motion in the video data, processes the compensated video data to remove noise and spurious returns, detects one or more targets within the processed video data, and identifies target information for each target in the processed video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Brigham Young University
    Inventors: Randal W. Beard, Peter C. Niedfeldt, James K. Ingersoll, Patrick Defranco
  • AUTOMATED MULTIPLE TARGET DETECTION AND TRACKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170300759
    Abstract: For automated detection and tracking of multiple targets, an apparatus, method, and program product are disclosed. The apparatus includes a camera that captures video data and a processor that compensates for camera motion in the video data, processes the compensated video data to remove noise and spurious returns, detects one or more targets within the processed video data, and identifies target information for each target in the processed video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Randal W. Beard, Peter C. Niedfeldt, James K. Ingersoll, Patrick Defranco